No Remarriage for us Stay Away by Livia Storm

Chapter 317 We Were All Deceived

Chapter 317 We Were All Deceived

Lenora gazed into Zachary's eyes for what seemed like a long time.

She finally confirmed that Zachary wasn't deceiving her

With her lips slightly parted, Lenora asked in confusion, "Why Johanne?"

How could it be Johanne?

She felt completely disoriented, as if she had been struck by lightning.

How could Johanne possibly be connected to the kidnapping case and her father's death? 10 Free Go

Gerald had once shared with her that the idea to adopt her was first proposed by Johanne. He had suggested it as a way to express his gratitude for her father's life-saving liver donation. Because of this, she had always held him in high regard.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. She remembered Connor once mentioned that the person who had sent their family abroad had six fingers on his left hand. Johanne's driver also had six fingers, but she had never connected the dots between them... Seeing Lenora's question, Zachary gave a bitter smile. "Surprised, aren't you? When I first heard the news, I had the same reaction as you."

"What on earth is going on?" Lenora was still utterly confused. "W-Why would he want to kidnap Susanna..."

At that time, Susanna was Zachary's girlfriend and Johanne's sister-in-law, Why would Johanne want to kidnap Susanna?

"Kidnap Susanna?" Zachary chuckled lightly, shaking his head. "We've all been deceived..."

"What does that mean?"

Zachary looked at Lenora with a grave expression. The kidnapping case never existed from the start. It

was all a charade."

Lenora stared at Zachary, momentarily at a loss for words.

The kidnapping case was a hoax?

Then what did her father's death amount to?

"Do you recall what Mallory said on New Year's Eve? She accused him of having another woman. He insisted his relationship with that woman was innocent but he refused to reveal her identity to her."

A chilling thought flashed through Lenora's mind, causing a slight furrow in her brows and a subtle movement of her lips.

"You guessed it."

"Is it Susanna?" A vague understanding dawned upon Lenora that this might just be the answer, but it still

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felt surreal

"Yes."

unbelievable.

Zachary watched Lenora's expression, giving her time to compose herself.

while, he ventured to speak again, gradually revealing everything to

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her head low. Her eyes were tightly shut, elbows propped on her knees, with

held this pose for quite a

did not

to accept the situation,

he couldn't accept

father was caused by the wicked kidnappers and the forces lurking behind them. However, it turned out that the kidnapping was merely a sham, orchestrated by the very individuals involved. Shockingly, her father met his end at The brother she had revered so much was actually an accomplice in her

this was nothing more than a casual joke made

it

couldn't help but let out

and her father had actually stumbled

sores hidden beneath the splendid facade, steadfastly standing his ground throughout his life. When his death wasn't

capitalists, believing her father had obstructed their path to wealth,

was so

didn't perish at the hands of capitalism, but rather, his

as a victim was, in reality,

until his last moment, Fernando couldn't comprehend why things

She really was naive.

Gerald's status, how could he possibly lack

time. Her father had just donated his body when, unfortunately, Gerald's health was deteriorating and he required

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father, it would be from someone else.

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e was nothing

Gerald had met her father and knew she was the only one left in her family, so his proposal to adopt her seemed reasonable enough. But for Johanne a

but rather Johanne's actions. That explained the will: he left so much wealth to her, while Johanne received unfavorable terms, a clear attempt at making amends. Zachary remained silent, his large hand slowly found its way to her shoulder, patting gently in

Lenora thought to push his arm away, abruptly standing up and taking a few steps back. With a cold voice, she said, "Don't

emotions at

at its core, was due to the

undeniable responsibility, and it was inevitable that she would vent

If you want to hit me or yell at me, I'll take it. Just don't bottle up all your

emotions welled up within Lenora. Her fists clenched tightly, she closed her eyes, taking in

clenched her teeth tightly before managing

around and left

"Nora...

took large strides to catch

back. "Stop following me, let

"All right..."

rooted to the spot, his lips tightly pressed together as he impatiently closed his

intense resentment toward him

he had repeatedly compromised Lenora for the sake of Susanna, which had turned into a joke. Lenora returned to the car, leaning weakly against the seat, her

truth of the matter, her resentment toward Zachary reached its

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also one of those

couldn't

though he clearly didn't have

see through Susanna's lies and